January 13, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA, THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION (UNISDR) REGIONAL CHAMPION, TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING DISASTER RISKS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
Legarda made the statement during the launch of the UNISDR’s “Making Cities and Municipalities Resilient” campaign in Cebu City, where 51 mayors and vice mayors of various cities and municipalities in Region-7 expressed their commitment to the Ten Essential Actions to Reduce Disaster Risks.
“As national and local government leaders, we […]
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January 12, 2011
AS THE COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE HEAVIER RAINS AND INTENSE TYPHOONS WITH THE ONSET OF LA NIÑA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) MUST ENSURE THE EXECUTION OF THEIR CLIMATE ACTION PLANS, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY SAID.
Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, also called for enhanced community-based disaster management and early warning system in every community.
“Empowered and equipped with the necessary mandate, knowledge, skills and tools, LGUs should develop their own disaster risk reduction (DRR) and […]
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January 12, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BOOST THE CITIZENS’ SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD TO HELP MITIGATE HUNGER.
Legarda made the statement following the release of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results on the rate of hunger in the country.
The survey, conducted from November 27 to 30, 2010, showed that 18.1% of Filipinos or about 3.4 million families experienced hunger in the past three months.
While the government said that it expects hunger […]
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January 10, 2011
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) TO START THE YEAR RIGHT BY JOINING THE “MAKING CITIES RESILIENT: MY CITY IS GETTING READY!” CAMPAIGN OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION (UNISDR) TO ENSURE THAT THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE DISASTER RESILIENT.
Legarda made the call as over 100 local executives from Region VII, mostly from the Province of Cebu, are set to commit to the UN’s Ten Essential Actions to Reduce Disaster Risks during the launch […]
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January 10, 2011
AS THE NATION CONTINUES TO WORK FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ EIGHT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS), SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY PUSHED FOR A MORE FOCUSED CAMPAIGN ON THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING AS A WAY TO HELP ATTAIN GOAL NUMBER FOUR—THE REDUCTION OF CHILD MORTALITY RATE.
“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), poor nutrition is associated with over 50% of deaths in children under the age of five. Furthermore, the lack of exclusive breastfeeding of infants during the […]
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